SEA70FXM20

NTSB accident investigation · Grumman TBM · Boise, ID · June 19, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 19, 1970
Place
Boise, ID · BOISE, ID
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7026CGrumman TBM
Status
Completed · report September 17, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
126536

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0896  70/6/19    BOISE,ID            GRUMMAN TBM         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3203
        TIME - 0927                    N7026C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOISE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    BOISE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT,PARACHUTE EQUIPPED,JUMPED OUT OF ACFT AT APRX 75 FT AGL.

Aircraft

Registration
N7026C
Reported as
Grumman TBM
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Boise

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.